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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Exploring the Binding Multiplicity, Mode of Inhibition and Communication Between NADH Binding Sites on 6- Hydroxynicotinate 3-monooxygenase (NicC), Eric Senanu Adadevoh Mr.
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Porphyrin Based Photosensitizing Agents: Comparative Study On The Effects Of TPP-sesamol and TPP-zingerone On Yeast Cells, Edwina Akonor
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Measurement & Analysis of Pesticide Biotransformation Products in Ohio Precipitation Samples, Lily Anderson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Interrogation of a Conserved Overlap Between Cofactor and Substrate Binding Domains to Facilitate Crosstalk-Induced Conformational Changes in Class A Flavin Monooxygenases: A Case Study of 6-Hydroxynicotinate-3-Monooxygenase, Sam L. Belsky
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Analysis of P. aeruginosa Antibiotic Resistance Development at Variable Ciprofloxacin Growth Concentrations In Vitro and In Vivo Using C. elegans Host, Daniel William Bohl
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Metabolomics of iPSC-derived Cardiomyocyte Secretions for Biomarker Discovery in Leigh Syndrome, Amber J. Dinchman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Metabolomics of iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocyte Secretions for Biomarker Discovery in Leigh Syndrome, Amber J. Dinchman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Exploring Novel Redox Partners and Properties of the Thioredoxin Reductase Trr1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, To Uyen Do
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Pollution Analysis and Ameiurus Nebulosus Gene Expression Can Predict Environmental Health, Naomi Fernandes
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Disewari Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Creation of Dimeric Perkinsus Marinus Creatine Kinase Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis: Insight into Phosphagen Kinase Quaternary Structure Evolution, Kyungjoo Kim
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation Of SI And PC1 Bacteriophages' Putative Genomic Identities And Infection Methods On Phage Resistant Pseudomonas Chloraphis, May M. Le
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology

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Metabolomics to Predict the Onset of Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Propionic Acidemia, Riley Thomas McErlean
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Jessica Krystal Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Structural Stability of Bovine Serum Albumin upon Adsorption to SOMS Measured by FT-IR, Kylie M. Schmitz
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Toward a Comprehensive Framework for Investigating Copper Dyshomeostasis: The Role of His-Tag Modularity and Alternative Expression Systems in Evaluating Dopamine β-Hydroxylase, Zoë Lee Semersky
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Immobilization of Transferrin in Swellable Organically Modified Silica for Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions, Shiropa Shahreen
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation of Splicing Changes in dNab2 Knockdown Drosophila Neurons, Katherine J. Shelmidine
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Conservation of Dynamic Modularity in Biological Network Modeling: Modular Boolean Model of Cell Cycle Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caitlin Strassburg
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mathematics

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Identifying Potential Redox Partners of the Yeast Mitochondrial Thioredoxin, Griffin G. Suppa
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Cytochrome p450 1A Oxidation of Pollutant Benzo(a)pyrene's Genetic Effect on Ameiurus nebulosus’ p53 and MDM2 Genomic Region, Breanna Watkins
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Determining The Crystal Structure of The Staphylococcus Aureus MurG Enzyme, Patrick Thomas Wood
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Identification of a Putative Binding Mechanism for the Reducing Substrate of 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase, Takoda T. Zuehlke
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022

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Phenotypic Rescue Of Key Social Behaviors In M. Xanthus By The Desulfotalea Psychrophila Arginine Kinase, Nathaniel J. Arday
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Role Of Tight Binding In Negative Cooperativity In The Dimeric Mitochondrial Taurocyamine Kinase From Arenicola Brasiliensis, Robert M. Beal
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Identification And Detection Of Biomarkers Of Dilated Cardiomyopathy In A Cohort Of Amish Patients With Propionic Acidemia Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Alexa Nicole Bencic
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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To Clean Or Not To Clean: Exploring The Ability Of Biocidal Compounds To Induce Physiological Changes In Bacteria That May Increase The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Kayla R. Bertholf
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Boolean Model Of Mesenchymal Cell'S Resistance To Chromosomal Senescence, Arnav Bhatnagar
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Synthesis, Characterization, And Biological Activity Of Silver (I) Fatty Acid Complexes Against Candida Albicans, Macy Faith Bischoff
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Seven Deadly Pathways: A Boolean Model Of Yeast Apoptosis In Response To Reactive Oxygen Species, DNA Damage, And Salt, Andrea Brown
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Molecular Recognition Within The Es Complex: A Mechanistic Investigation To Discern How 6-Hydroxynicotinate-3-Monooxygenase (Nicc) Distinguishes Between Substrate Analogues When Enhancing Its Rate Of Nadh Oxidation, Joel K. Brown
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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“It’S Not Just A Phage, Mom”: An Examination Of Antibiotic Resistance In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa In Response To Bacteriophage Treatment, Kirsten N. Buchan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Effects Of Xenobiotic Pollution On Histopathological Alterations And Cyp1A Expression On Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus Nebulosus) In Wooster, OH, Madison A. Crucs
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Virome Of Aedes Japonicus And Culex Spp., Collected In Wooster, Oh, Usa, Alexander R. DeLong
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Biochemical Analysis Of The Myxococcus Fulvus 124B02 Arginine Kinase, Krista L. English
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Analysis Of The Antimicrobial Activity Of The Novel Chemotherapeutic Drug, Tpp1, Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa And The Hydrogel Delivery Of Water-Soluble Antimicrobial Compounds, Alex Gasper
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Advances In Characterizing The Gene-Encoded Subunits That Compose The Nicotinate Dehydrogenase And 6-Hydroxynicotinate Dehydrogenase Enzyme Complexes Within The Bacillus Niacini Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway, Emilee R. Haines
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating Substrate Specificity For 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3- Monooxygenase (Nicc) With Alternative Substrates: Consequences To Catalysis Of Replacing Or Removing The Ring Nitrogen, May Zin Hlaing
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Characterization Of A Potential Novel Redox Partner In S. Cerevisiae Mitochondrial Disulfide Relay System And In Silico Elucidating Its Essentiality, Thinh Huynh
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Influence Of Silver (I) Carboxylate Ligand Structure On Antimicrobial Activity In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Kylie E. Keller
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Synthesis, Characterization, And Antimicrobial Activity Of Folic Acid And Glutamic Acid Derived Silver (I) Compounds Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Benjamin James Kennedy
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Advances In The Elucidation Of The Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway In Bacillus Niacini: Proof Of Formation Of The Trihydroxypyridine Intermediate And The Characterization Of An Fmn-Dependent Flavoprotein Of Unknown Function, Sai Kwan Khal
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Examining The Role Of Arginine Kinase In The Social And Physiological Processes Of Myxococcus Xanthus, Lillian R. MacLean
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Following The Lead: Impact Of Soil Amendments On Lead Toxicity To Tomato, Alicia McElwee
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Effect Of Adipokinetic Hormone (AKH) On Fecundity Of Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes., A'Janay C. Nicholson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Examining The Effects Of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme On The Fecundity Of Female Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes, Daphne Lynn Pate
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Allelochemical In Situ Evaluation Of A Swellable Organically Modified Silica Based Sampler Using Lc-Ms/Qtof, Damien M. Sausville
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating Whether The Rna Binding Protein Nab2 Regulates Tau Mrna Levels In A Fly Model Of Neurodegeneration, Emma Grace Schwinne
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Boolean Modeling Of The Interactions Between Inflammation, Hypoxia, And The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (Emt), Ian Zonfa
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Characterization Of The Natural Antibiotic Activity Of Pseudomonas Environmental Isolates, Harrison Zwolshen
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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The Female Perspective: An Investigation Into How the Reconstruction and Efficacy of a Gynecological Fertility Recipe Unveils Female Voice in the Hippocratic Corpus, Randa Elie Abboud
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Classical Studies; History

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Maternal and Infant Factors That Influence Infant Microbiome Composition and Microbial Fucose Utilization, Grace E. Adkins
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Effects of the Phone a STEM Professional Assignment on STEM Students’ Sense of Belonging, Career Confidence, and Career Awareness, Kyla M. Babics
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Simulating Mammalian Liver Homeostasis and the Impact of Senescence, Stuart Ryan Ball
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Reconstitution of Hydroxylation Activity of Recombinant NDH and 6-HDH Complexes from Bacillus niacini, Luke Borgelt
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Searching for Novel Redox Partners of the Mitochondrial Protein Erv1, Camryn A. Bragg
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation of the Metabolic Role of Triosephosphate Isomerase (TPI) in the Physiological function of Myxococcus xanthus, Sienna F. Carr
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Elucidating Phosphagen Kinase Evolution through the Identification of Substrate Specific Arginine Kinases and Taurocyamine Kinase within Platyhelminthes, Emmalee Cooke
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Efficacy of RNAi for Use in the Study of Caenorhabditis elegans Arginine Kinase, Evan Thomas Faxon
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Establishing a Functional Heterologous Expression System for Bacillus niacini Nicotinate Dehydrogenase and 6-Hydroxynicotinate Dehydrogenase Using Escherichia coli, Daniel T. Fleming
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Using a Protein Cross-Linker to Confirm Protein Disulfide Isomerase Interactions and Impact on Downstream Processes, Wilson M. Freije
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Tentative Detection of Phosphoarginine by LC-MS in M. xanthus, Asvin Gireesh
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Purification and Crystallization of MurG: Towards Structural Characterization of a Ubiquitous Antibiotic Target, Peter E. Greenwood Jr
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Boolean Model of Crosstalk Between Senescence and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition, Marlayna Harris
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Homology Modeling and Protein-Ligand Structural Analysis of the Bacillus niacini NicAB Protein Complex, Wenhao Hu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Layer up: An investigation of yeast flocculation in the context of genetic, environmental, and cell wall composition effectors, Brieanna Jarrell
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Polymicrobial Competition: Bacteria and Fungi Compete Using a Unique Toxin Secreted Through the Type VI Secretion System, Olivia Johnson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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An Examination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Pseudomonas chlororaphis in Response to Bacteriophage Therapy, Eric Kraus
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Evidence of Negative Cooperativity in Cytosolic Taurocyamine Kinase from Arenicola brasiliensis and its Implication in the Evolution of the Phosphagen Kinase Family, Mingyuan "Merlin" Li
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Deciphering the “Logic Puzzle” of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine: Investigating Cooperative Protective Effects of Artemisinin and Hyperoside Against Oxidative Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kejun Liu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Phenotypic and Biochemical Analysis of Active Site Variation in Thioredoxin: A Conserved Oxidant Defense Protein Responsible for Disulfide Bond Reduction in Cells, Eran N. Maina
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Elucidating the Biodegradative Pathway of Nicotinic acid by Bacillus Niacini: Defining the Biochemical Action of Bn DUF, Connor Thomas Mangan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Host Domination: Characterizing Pseudomonas chlororaphis Bacteriophage’s Host Range and Binding Receptors, Marissa E. Norgrove
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Effect of Adipokinetic Hormone on Mating Receptivity of Aedes aegypti Females, Dhwani Parsana
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

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Investigating the Selective Advantages and Microenvironmental Requirements of Cellular Clustering Utilizing an Agent-Based Model of Yeast Flocculation, Alyssa N. Ramirez
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Characterization of Substrate Promiscuity for 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase: A Transient Kinetic Investigation of the Decarboxylative-Hydroxylation of 5-Chloro-6-Hydroxynicotinic Acid, Jack Charles Redick
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Stem Cell Research from 1990s – Present: The Development of iPSCs as a Response to Ethical Dilemma Surrounding Extraction of hESCs and Elucidating the Effect of Mechano-sensitivity during the First Differentiation Event of ESCs using Boolean Modeling., Hikmet A. Sherief
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; History

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Impact of Active Site Motif Mutations on Yeast Thioredoxin 2 Activity, Shayna L. Vicker
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Role of cAMP in the Sleep Phenotype of the Drosophila Fragile X Syndrome Model, Miura Wiley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020

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Venom Self-Degradation: Active Peptide Breakdown by A. compressa Neprilysin to Facilitate Hypokinesia, James M. Alltop
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Impact of CXXC Motif Variation on the Function of the Yeast Thioredoxin Trx2, Morgan Bailey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Analysis of Salmonella and Listeria Localization in a Hydroponic System and the Effects of pH Reduction on Pathogenic Growth, Michelle Biksey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Seminal Fluid-Derived Adipokinetic Hormone (sfAKH) Influences Mating Behavior in Female Aedes aegypti with Observations on Accessory Reproductive Glands, Gemma Briggs
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

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Investigation of Phytophthora sojae’s RxLR effectors on the MAPK pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Michelle Chang
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Zombie Cockroaches: Emerald Jewel Wasp Venom-Derived Neuropeptide Tachykinin Modulates Neuronal Cells of the American Cockroach, Spencer Michael Coffman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Impact of Various Degradation Pathways on Ribonucleotide Reductase Inhibitor Hug1 Stability in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Jason N. Constable
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Analysis of Bacteria - Host Interactions between Caenorhabditis Elegans and Unexplored Bacteria, Harrison G. Davenport
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Toxicity Analysis of OGT Inhibitor Et-OSMI-2 Against Strains of E. coli and Pseudomonas, Craig Deng
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Differential Expression Analysis of the Nic Cluster and Attempts at Characterizing the Nicab Complexes in the Novel Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway of Bacillus Niacini, Anh Dinh
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Impact of Tsa1 Subcellular Localization on its Biological Function, Daniel Dorman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Barely Scratching the Surface: Examining the Relationship between Carotenoid Pigment and Immunity of Betta splendens with Bco1, Samantha B. Draves
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Wash Your Hands, You Filthy Animals! An Exploration of the Presence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Non-Clinical Settings, Ana R. Fairbanks-Mahnke
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Using the Protein Cross-Linker Divinyl Sulfone to Identify the Putative Client Proteins of Protein Disulfide Isomerases and Its Effects on ER Homeostasis, Benjamin Freije
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Caenorhabditis elegans' Use of Apoptosis in the Immune Response to Pseudomonas Bacterial Infections, Daniel Gail
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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No Need to Stress: The Effects of Protandim Supplementation on Counteracting Oxidative Stress via the Nrf2 Pathway, Kelsey Taylor Hall
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

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Mosquitoes Bloody Suck!: Identifying Potential Vectors and Non-Human Hosts of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Emma R. Hambright
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

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Progress in Characterizing a Novel Root Exudate: Differential gene expression of Bacillus niacini DSM 2993 in Response to Nicotinic Acid through RNA-seq, Noah S. Helton
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology